Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . his work in folio, entitled LesJidifices antiques de Rome mesurts et dessiiics. Themeasurements are very correct, and the work indis-pensable to those who would throroughly studyItuman architecture. Nollis great plan of Rome,the first that can be called an accurate one, appearedin 1748. In 1784 Piranesi published his splendidwork the Antichita liomane (Rome, 4 ), con-taining the principal ruins. It was continued byliis son, Francesco Piranesi. The work of ,Z/es restes de Iancienne Rome (h, la Hare,1673, 2 vols, large foL), is also
Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . his work in folio, entitled LesJidifices antiques de Rome mesurts et dessiiics. Themeasurements are very correct, and the work indis-pensable to those who would throroughly studyItuman architecture. Nollis great plan of Rome,the first that can be called an accurate one, appearedin 1748. In 1784 Piranesi published his splendidwork the Antichita liomane (Rome, 4 ), con-taining the principal ruins. It was continued byliis son, Francesco Piranesi. The work of ,Z/es restes de Iancienne Rome (h, la Hare,1673, 2 vols, large foL), is also of great value. In1822 ap[)eared the Antichita Romans of LuigiRossini (Itome, 1822, large fob). To the plans andrestorations of Caniua in liis Ediji:d we have alreadyalluded. His large map of Rome represents ofcourse his peculiar views, but will be found usefuland valuable. Further information on the literatureof Roman topography will be found in an excellentpreface to the Beschreihung by the Chevalier Bun-ben, f T. H. D.] ROXOLANI. 855. COIN OF U03IE. RO:\IATIXUS. [Concordia.] ROMECHIUM, a place on the E. coast of theBruttian peninsula, mentioned only by Ovid, in hisdescription of the voyage of the Epidaurian serpentto Rome (Ovid. Met. sv. 705). The geography of thepassage is by no means very precise; but accordingto local topographers the name of Romechi is stillretained by a place on the sea-coast near Roccella,about 12 miles N. of the ruins of Locri (Romanelli,vol. i. p. 156; Quattromani, Not. ad Barrii ) [E. H. B.] ROJIULA, a place in Upper Pannoma, on theroad leading from Acmona along the river Savus toSirmium. {It. Ant. p. 274; Tah. Pent.) It isperhaps the modem Carlstadt, the capital of Cro-atia. [L- S.] ROMULA. [Dacia, p- 744. b.] ROMULEA (^VwtJivXia, Steph. B.: Bisaccia), acity of Samnium, mentioned by Livy (x. 17), asbeing taken by the Roman consul P. Decius, or ac-cording to others by Fabius, in the Third SamniteWar, B. c. 297. It is described as be
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